Jones is ready to move on from his age-40 season where he leads the Braves with a slash line of .320/.394/.513 plus a team-leading .907 OPS (only two points lower than Prince Fielder and just nine points lower than Josh Hamilton).

O'Brien writes that some around baseball have suggested Jones could play at least another season or two in the NL and possibly more in the AL, as being a designated hitter would save wear and tear on his surgically repaired knees. But, Jones isn't having any of it.

"It’s nice to have people saying that,” Jones said. “It’s nice that people aren’t saying, ‘You should have done it two or three years ago.’ The fact that people are saying I should stay, that I could still be effective, that’s kind of what I was shooting for. No matter what you do you’re not going to make everybody happy. I’ve got two wives that will attest to that.”

Jones reiterated his intention to retire prior to the Braves' 6-1 win over the Astros, a game in which he scored the 1,600th run of his career while going 2-for-4 including a run-scoring double.

Whether the Braves win it all or not, it’s so good to see Chipper going out while still playing at a high level. Anybody know how many guys have managed to put up a .900+ OPS in their age-40 (or older) season?

But first and foremost as a baseball fan, I am going to miss the pleasure of watching Chipper play as often as I have. He is unquestionably one of the all-time greats, a great professional who played the game the right way, and a sure fire first ballot Hall of Famer.

favorite non-White Sox player, I used to love watching the Braves on TBS back in the day. Top 5 3b of all-time, just wish he the Braves could’ve played the Sox in interleague so I could see him in person one final time

While I am a Braves fan based on all-around play I would say Chipper is anywhere #2 to 4. Robinson was great but did lack the offensive output to match his glove. Mike Schmidt is obviously #1 after that though Chipper and Brett are very comparable and Matthews is up there as well.

I don’t blame Chipper for retiring because his body has taken a beating from all of those injuries. It’s understandable even though he can still hit at such a high level. But going on to play for an AL team exclusively as a DH is sort of like semi-retirement.

Chipper Jones is one of very few power hitters from the steroid era that we as fans haven’t had to worry about at any time. He played the game with heart and passion and the win, nothing else.
I believe with time his career numbers from this time period along with his class acts as person and for being a roll model for children and adults will someday have him mentioned as one of the all time greats.
Its been an absolute pleasure Larry Wayne “Chipper” Jones. You will be missed the second you retire but in my books remembered forever.